ERC expecting transmission charges to fall
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WORKERS fix an electric line in Payatas, Quezon City, March 13. — PHILIPPINE STAR/ MICHAEL VARCAS THE Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) said…
Prices steady for Christmas feast goods, supermarket industry says
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO/ KNORR RELEASED PRICES are steady for groceries associated with the traditional Christmas feast, known in the Philippines as ”noche…
BIR says small taxpayers won’t be focus of agency’s enforcement efforts
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People line up to file their income tax returns at the Bureau of Internal Revenue office in Intramuros, Manila, April 18. —…
BoI pitching investors to locate in South-Central Mindanao, Western Visayas
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THE Board of Investments (BoI) said it is hoping to persuade investors to locate their operations in South-Central Mindanao and the Western…
POGO revenue well below forecast at P4.4 billion
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PHILSTAR THE Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) said on Monday that taxes generated by the Philippine Offshore Gaming Operator (POGO) industry amounted…
NGOs call for ban on Sierra Madre logging, mining
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MASUNGI GEORESERVE FOUNDATION, HANDOUT NON-GOVERNMENT organizations (NGOs) called for a blanket ban on logging, quarrying, and mining in Eastern Luzon’s Sierra Madre…
Ease of Paying Taxes bill approved in House
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The digitalization of the tax agencies finds Congress eager “to modernize the labyrinthine tax administration procedures by simplifying tax compliance, removing redundant…
Anti-graft court drops case vs former first gentleman in helicopter contract
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PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE PHILIPPINES’ anti-graft court has dropped the case against former first gentleman Jose Miguel T. Arroyo relating to the…
Resumption of more international flights at Davao airport seen as provinces ramp up tourism options
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BW FILE PHOTO/ LSDAVALJR DAVAO Region’s tourism sector is optimistic about having more international flights revived at the Francisco Bangoy airport in…
Typhoon Karding agricultural damage assessment continues to rise, now at P3.12B
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SWATHS of farmlands in Bulacan, Nueva Ecija and Tarlac were flooded due to rains brought by Super Typhoon Karding, with international name…